Ressourcement Thomism Sacred Doctrine, the Sacraments, and the Moral Life

by Matthew Levering, Romanus Cessario, J. Augustine Dinoia

The essays in this volume explore three areas in which St. Thomas Aquinas's voice has never fallen silent: sacred doctrine, the relationship of sacraments and metaphysics, and the central role of virtue in moral theology. For Aquinas, sacramental theology studies how Christ Jesus acts in the Church through created instruments, namely, the sacraments and their ministers. He remains a crucial source of wisdom for such discussions, which have profound...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813217857
• ISBN13: 9780813217857
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.4"